Sivagurunathan, AmilanBoy, Sonja CatharinaSteenkamp, Gerhardus2014-10-072014-01Sivagurunathan, A, Boy, SC & Steenkamp, G 2014, 'A novel technique for ventral orbital stabilization : the masseter muscle flap', Veterinary Ophthalmology, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 67-72.1463-5216 (print)1463-5224 (online)10.1111/vop.12058http://hdl.handle.net/2263/42259Loss of the caudal maxilla and ventral orbit after tumor resections can have negative functional and esthetic influences on the eye involved. This article reports on a case of a caudal maxillary acanthomatous ameloblastoma involving the ventral orbit that was resected and stabilized with a masseter muscle flap. The masseter muscle flap was generated from the superficial belly of the masseter muscle in order to close a defect in the orbital rim, created by a caudal maxillectomy. None of the published complications such as enophthalmos, excessive lacrimation, globe deviation, or strabismus were noted, 8 months following the procedure. The only clinical sign present at the time of re-evaluation was mild lacrimation. The authors propose the use of a masseter muscle flap as a viable technique in stabilizing the ventral orbit after caudal maxillectomy and ventral orbitectomy, preventing the complications associated with this surgery.en© 2013 American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists. This is the pre-peer reviewed version of the following article : A novel technique for ventral orbital stabilization : the masseter muscle flap, Veterinary Ophthalmology, vol. 17, no. 1, pp.67-72, 2014, doi :10.1111/vop.12058. The definite version is available at : http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1463-5224.Acanthomatous ameloblastomaDogsFlap reconstructionMaxillectomyOrbit stabilizationStrabismusPostprint Article